Recreation Park Carousel
Recreation Park Carousel is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Cork Hill stands 577 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Recreation Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
The George F. Johnson Recreation Park Carousel is a historic carousel located at Binghamton in Broome County, New York. The carousel and its pavilion were built in 1925. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, 16-sided, pavilion topped by a cupola. The carousel has 60 horses standing four abreast, each of which is a "jumper," and two chariots. It was constructed by the Allan Herschell Company and contains its original Wurlitzer Military Band Organ. The carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. This carousel, the gazebo, and the entire Recreation Park served as inspiration for Binghamton native Rod Serling's classic The Twilight Zone episode "Walking Distance", as noted in a bronze plaque honoring Serling in the floor of the gazebo. There are also paintings depicting memorable scenes from The Twilight Zone on the carousel. This is one of six carousels donated to the citizens of Broome County by George F. Johnson (1857–1948), president of Endicott Johnson Corporation. The others, located in the Greater Binghamton Region, are:
C. Fred Johnson Park Carousel George W. Johnson Park Carousel Highland Park Carousel Ross Park Carousel West Endicott Park Carousel
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5539112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Recreation Park: 0.0 mi
- Wallenburg Park: 0.1 mi
- Schubert Park: 0.8 mi
- West End Park: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Mount Prospect: 1.7 mi
- Roundtop Hill: 2.2 mi
- Ingraham Hill: 2.7 mi
- Deyo Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bunn Hill: 3.3 mi
- "Home of the Square Deal" Arch: 1.0 mi
- C. Fred Johnson Park Carousel: 1.5 mi
- Ross Park Carousel: 2.1 mi
- Cutler Botanic Garden: 2.4 mi
- Dragon Master Games: 4.3 mi
- Binghamton University Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Nuthatch Hollow: 2.7 mi
- Nuthatch Hollow: 2.9 mi
- IBM Glen: 4.1 mi
- Pettus Hill Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.9 mi
- Harry L. Johnson Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Harpur Statue: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Chimney: 6.5 mi
- George F. Johnson statue: 0.1 mi
- The Skirmisher: 1.0 mi
- Dickinson Object: 1.8 mi
- Falling Man: 1.9 mi
- Reclining Figure on Pedestal: 1.9 mi
- The Bundy Museum of History and Art: 0.3 mi
- Roberson Museum & Science Center: 0.9 mi
- Phelps Mansion: 1.4 mi
- Vestal Museum: 5.8 mi
- Chenango School House Museums: 7.9 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Whitney Point Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 2.6 mi
- Campus Garden: 3.1 mi
- The Salt Spring: 13.4 mi
- Salt Springs: 13.5 mi
- Devils Elbow: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Recreation Park Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Hill | SW 224° | 577 m | 10.3 mi |
| Ingraham Hill | SSW 199° | 556 m | 2.7 mi |
| Birchard Hill | SSE 165° | 555 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lucky Hill | S 182° | 550 m | 5.1 mi |
| Stonecrop Hill | SSE 153° | 549 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bobell Hill | NE 47° | 546 m | 17.7 mi |
| Brady Hill | SSE 161° | 545 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hickory Knob | ESE 121° | 537 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Binghamton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 91001967OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Johnson, George F., Recreation Park Carousel, reference 91001967, listed 01/25/92.
OpenStreetMap element way/223566607
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